Economic Sciences Department

Welcome to the Economic Sciences Department

The newly renamed Department of Economic Sciences provides research and teaching in two broad areas: Applied Microeconomics, which features behavioral economics and includes health economics, public economics, and economic evaluation; and International Money and Finance.

Our research is intended to be innovative and on the leading edges of our areas of specialization. Our faculty includes scholars who are widely acknowledged as world experts and leaders in their fields. They have a large number of published research papers that have appeared in top core and field journals and are heavily cited.

Our research has made notable contributions to the design and evaluation of economic policies at the local, national, and international levels. The applied microeconomics concentration emphasizes behavioral economics, data analysis, and policy. The international money and financial economics concentration focuses on contemporary issues, such as currency crises.

Together with the International Studies department, we also offer a field of concentration in international economic and development policy as well as an interfield PhD in Political Science & Economics.

Our MA and PhD programs emphasize rigorous training in theory, research methods, and application. In addition, we have adopted an apprentice/experienced practitioner educational model to prepare our students for their subsequent careers. We firmly believe that our students are best served by receiving close and personalized mentorship from our internationally recognized faculty. Indeed, many of the skills needed to succeed in a competitive and fast changing world will be learned at CGU by way of observation, experimentation, and learning by doing.

Our educational model offers our students research experience by involving them in projects that require problem solving and the application of analytical skills as well as the ability to effectively collaborate as a member of a research team, including the ultimate publication of the findings. Students have been trained for careers in academia, government, and the private sector.

Research Assistant Award
Recognizes those students that excelled as research assistants.

Teaching Assistant Award
Recognizes those students who excelled as teaching assistants.

Alumni Placements

Our alumni take different career paths. Some become academics, others build a career in the private sector and government. One of our graduates served as US Secretary of the Treasury. Recent alumni placements include: